A late spring before school run allowed me to discover a chair that was in two pieces thrown in the garbage. After a quick examination, I realized that the chair could be repaired and brought back to life. Suzanne was kind enough to pick the chair up for me and take it to my…
It’s officially fall! Can you believe it? What better way to celebrate the beginning of autumn than with a $300 gift card giveaway? What would you do with $300? I’m sure most of us could find a way to spend it very quickly. I’ve teamed up with a great group of bloggers to bring you…
I recently was invited to try Relay Foods, an on-line grocery shopping service that just started delivery to Lynchburg. Relay Foods is based in Charlottesville and offers delivery to nearby locations either everyday or on set pickup dates. Lynchburg’s pickup day is Wednesday from 3:30 – 6:00 pm at the BB&T on Old Forest Road. …
Suzanne, my good friend and running partner, uses an unusual medium for crafting, bottle caps. Even if you don’t like snakes, you can’t help but like the cute ones she crafts from beer bottle tops. When Suzanne was inspired to make her first snake, she asked a few local bars to save bottle caps for…
Welcome to “Throwback Thursday” linky party. We had an awesome turnout last week of almost 200 link-ups. Thanks to all that joined the party. AS A REMINDER TO BE FEATURED YOU POST MUST BE OLDER THEN 30 DAYS!! Now to last weeks features. Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows show you how to make this adorable Autumn…
In 2004 an addition to our home gave us a larger kitchen with an eating area, a family room, and a new deck. The deck was stained in 2004 and hasn’t had an update since. Staining the deck has been one of those projects that we’ve been meaning to do but have put off time…
My second Stitch Fix shipment arrived on Thursday and I was thrilled with the items that I received. If you haven’t heard of Stitch Fix, it’s an online clothing company that acts like a personal shopper. After you fill out a style profile, a stylist personally selects five items just for you. Check out my…
Have you ever thought about shopping your own home for a storage solution? We enter our home via the screened porch and it becomes a wasteland of shoes as neither of us wears our athletic shoes in the house. At times it is ridiculous the number of pairs that are on the porch. We’ve talked…
Welcome to our very first “Throwback Thursday” linky party. I have teamed up with some wonderful ladies and we are going to bring you the best of old stuff. So dig in your archives and bring those old blog posts back for all to see. Paula @ Sweet Pea – Facebook | Pinterest | Twitter | Instagram | Hometalk | Denyse @ Glitter, Glue & Paint –…
This weekend Mr. SP started a task that’s going to monopolize many weekends this fall, window repair. Our 1950’s home has the original windows and the time has come to give these windows a bit of TLC. After starting to work on the first window, Mr. SP quickly discovered that one side of the window…
Once upon a time there was a young couple who built a house and spent many years making it a happy home for their children. The happy wife loved decorating, crafting, and gardening and wanted a shelf for her plants. Her handy husband took a break from his farm chores and built a shelf that…
Our eight month old puppy, Sherman, is a high energy dog who requires a lot of exercise. Last weekend Sherman had his first visit to the Lynchburg Dog Park and he loved it! The dog park is a short drive from our house, but instead of driving, we walked Sherman. We are lucky to live…